News | Entertainment
2 Dec 2025 12:05
NZCity News
NZCity CalculatorReturn to NZCity

  • Start Page
  • Personalise
  • Sport
  • Weather
  • Finance
  • Shopping
  • Jobs
  • Horoscopes
  • Lotto Results
  • Photo Gallery
  • Site Gallery
  • TVNow
  • Dating
  • SearchNZ
  • NZSearch
  • Crime.co.nz
  • RugbyLeague
  • Make Home
  • About NZCity
  • Contact NZCity
  • Your Privacy
  • Advertising
  • Login
  • Join for Free

  •   Home > News > Entertainment

    Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas picked out their daughter’s name “before the baby’s arrival”

    The ‘Game of Thrones’ star and the Jonas Brothers star were reported to have welcomed their first child earlier this week, and after it was claimed they decided to name their daughter Willa, sources have now dished the details on the meaning behind the moniker


    A source told Us Weekly magazine: “Willa isn’t a family name and isn’t short for anything. [It] is a name they had picked out awhile ago before the baby’s arrival.”

    Willa is believed to have been born on July 22, but the news wasn’t reported until Monday (27.07.20), and the couple are yet to confirm the rumours themselves.

    Meanwhile, insiders recently said 30-year-old Joe has been doing “everything he can” to help his wife Sophie, 24, get “settled” into their life as a family of three.

    An insider said: "They are home and getting settled. Joe is very hands on and involved. He wants to do everything he can and loves being with the baby and helping Sophie.”

    The source also said both Sophie and Joe are "so excited to be parents," to their newborn daughter that they've "been texting pictures to friends and calling on FaceTime to show her off”.

    They added: "Everyone is very excited for them.”

    Willa’s birth comes after it was reported Sophie "can't wait" to become a first-time mother.

    A source said last month: "Joe and Sophie are excited to be new parents and have been enjoying the process of getting ready for their baby. Sophie and Joe have been trying to also stay active going on walks and hiking. The whole Jonas family is looking forward to showering the new addition with love. Sophie is due soon and can't wait to be a mum.”

    Joe and Sophie - who got engaged in October 2017 after a year of dating - married in May 2019 in Las Vegas after the Billboard Music Awards, before hosting a second ceremony in Paris, France, the following month.

    © 2025 Bang Showbiz, NZCity

     Other Entertainment News
     02 Dec: Jennifer Aniston thinks her new boyfriend is "cute"
     02 Dec: Vin Diesel has praised his "dynamic" partnership with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson following the end of their feud
     02 Dec: Ethan Slater has "a fear of being misunderstood"
     02 Dec: Ray Romano admits the Everybody Loves Raymond reunion was "a little bittersweet"
     02 Dec: Robert Irwin has won Dancing With the Stars
     02 Dec: Guy Fieri is using a wheelchair and crutches after his leg muscle "exploded"
     02 Dec: Police are "committed to investigating" Tara Reid's claims she was "drugged" at a hotel bar and "completely blacked out" for hours
     Top Stories

    RUGBY RUGBY
    All Black Rieko Ioane is poised to make his Leinster rugby debut in Sunday's Champions Cup opener against Harlequins More...


    BUSINESS BUSINESS
    Belief we need to beef up our mechanisms to address the costly "phoenix" problem More...



     Today's News

    Law and Order:
    A dairy worker's been injured after a robbery on Christchurch's Opawa Road this morning 11:57

    Entertainment:
    Jennifer Aniston thinks her new boyfriend is "cute" 11:32

    National:
    Immigration panic comes in waves. Data shows who worries most, and when 11:17

    Rugby League:
    NRL fans are in hysterics over the new series of 'Stranger Things' on Netflix 11:07

    Entertainment:
    Vin Diesel has praised his "dynamic" partnership with Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson following the end of their feud 11:02

    International:
    Maps reveal the Ukraine regions Vladimir Putin does not hold, but wants anyway 10:47

    Rugby League:
    Auckland FC can't wait to see club captain Hiroki Sakai back on the field 10:47

    National:
    What charges does Benjamin Netanyahu face, and what’s at stake if he is granted a pardon? 10:37

    Entertainment:
    Ethan Slater has "a fear of being misunderstood" 10:32

    National:
    Hypocrisy and folly: why Australia’s subservience to Trump’s America is past its use-by date 10:27


     News Search






    Power Search


    © 2025 New Zealand City Ltd